AZ trip

2008-07-01T19:37:00.001-07:00

Hi mommy, more family, and friends,

So I am going to try this blog thing out because I cannot figure out how to send pictures over e-mail. For some reason they don't ever attach. I don't understand why this is because the whole rest of the world seems to be able to do this one simple task. But anyways. I thought I would start with our recent AZ trip.

We arrived in AZ in the late night and Heidi picked us up with a sleeping Riley in the back seat. He is the cutest kid ever. Heidie's house is cute too. It is 2 bedrooms 2 baths and a yard that is a lot larger then ours (although I think most peoples yards have the same qualification). Heidie so thoughtfully arranged for us to use her car while we were visiting. So while she worked, Austin and I could play.

Since the next day was going to be in the 100's we decided to try and find an indoor thing to do so we went to the Pima Air and Space museum. I think dad would have liked it. Austin really enjoyed himself. He kept asking mechanical questions about the different planes and weapons while I took pictures of the pretty paintings on the side of the planes. We were definitely there with two different set of eyes.

There was a lot of interesting stuff to look at, including all the vets wondering around. Our tour guide had lots of cool stories about his experiences flying fighter planes. If you are planning a trip to Tucson, I would suggest going here.

(Austin next to the mean fighter plane.)

(Katie with the pretty lady plane... I think I am the one who actually needed rescuing... see one plane, you have seen them all...right?)

The following day we went to look at one of the prettiest, yet smallest missions I have ever seen. I think it is called San Xavier something something... Austin was not very impressed. I thought it was fun to visit, but there wasn't too much to do and is was under restoration. The good thing was that is was only 5 min away from Heidi's house. After walking around for 10 minutes we left the mission and went back to Heidi's to hide from the heat.

(Austin mustering up a smile full of excitement)

(Austin in the corner... didn't they have bathrooms in missions?)

(My dear loves beautiful picture he took of me in the courtyard... apparently he didn't check to see if the picture turned out...I do make a lovely shadow though)

The next day we went to Tombstone Arizona. This day the temperature dropped and the wind kicked in and we froze (what is with AZ weather). If the weather didn't kill us, the boredom of walking through Tombstone nearly finished us off. The whole tourist area is approximately 1 block and is lined with restaurants and cheesy gift shops. Folks, do not go to Tombstone expecting adventure from the wild west, instead stay home and watch the movie.

It was fun visiting Heidi and it was nice and relaxing to spend some time alone with Austin away from the video games. We enjoyed our stay...Thanks Heidi for the hospitality!

The next part of our trip started off with excitement. As we drove to Phoenix to visit Will (Austin's best friend from high school) we saw people hopping the border (and literally a barbed wire fence) and running from the police into the desert. If only I had my camera ready.

It was nice to see Will and Matt and meet Will's girlfriend and Adriane (Austin's friend from high school) and so forth. We had a fun time in Arizona, but we both were looking forward to going home. We hung out at Will's house and BBQ, played pool and watched movies. It was a nice to visit, we haven't seen Will or Matt since our wedding 1 1/2 years ago (can you believe we have almost been married for 2 years).

(Erin and Will)

(Austin and Me)

So I guess on this trip I discovered that I don't want to live in AZ. Everything is brown and I love grass too much not to have any in my yard. It is very hot and not very green. California I miss your coast, Utah I even missed your mountains.

I also discovered that 2 home boddies shouldn't stay away from home too long!

Love ya,

Katie

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AZ trip